STRENGTH TRAINING FOR RUNNERS For many endurance athletes lifting weights in the gym can be somewhat alien. The preconception that you will gain muscle mass, become bulky or get injured whilst lifting weights often keeps the running community away from lifting weights. Although research has shown that strength can be beneficial for runners in multiple […]
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What is the plantar plate? The plantar plate is a deep fibrocartligenous structure in the foot that attaches to the proximal phalanx and the metatarsal head . The role of the plantar plate is to keep the toes in place by stopping them from drifting apart or over extending, therefore injury to this can cause […]
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What is it? Achilles tendonitis/tendonopathy is an inflammation of the achilles tendon which is often chronic, causing adhesions (scar tissue) results in pain around your heel, bottom of your calf and in or around the achilles tendon at the back of the ankle. In many cases the continuous breakdown and healing of the tendon causes […]
Read MoreFOOT & ANKLE INJURIES Ankle injuries are common across the population in children and throughout adulthood, whether it happens playing sport, gardening, walking the dog or out shopping. There are lots of different structures within the ankle which can get damaged, with the most common being ligaments, while also affecting the muscles, tendons and bones. […]
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šµ”For the First Pain of Christmas Bradley Physio Mended Me…”šµ SPRAINSĀ Sprains are very much a painful and frustrating injury, often caused by overstretching aĀ joint further than itās intended range, and this can cause damage to the ligaments in the form of a tear. Some of the most common forms of sprains include ankle […]
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By James Clayton Bsc (Hons) MCSP Strains and Sprains- what are they and what should you do? With the recent change in the weather, the lifting of Covid restrictions and the longer days, more and more people are keen to get outside and participate in sport as a way to keep fit (mentally or physically), […]
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DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION A Bone Bruise is one of the four types of fractures (broken bones) that occur in the human body, the others are: stress fractures, osteochondral fractures and bone fractures. Bone bruise is a term that encompasses three different kinds of bone injuries: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā […]
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WHAT IS SHOCKWAVE THERAPY? Kiera Bradley Shockwave therapy is a non-surgical treatment, and works by delivering impulses of energy, targeted to specific damaged tissues, within an inflamed tendon. Its been shown to be most effective in assisting with the treatment of chronic conditions. One of the strongest arguments for the use of Shockwave Therapy […]
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What is plantar fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain and is caused by when a band of tissue in the foot, known as the plantar fascia, is damaged and thickens. The plantar fascia is a flat band of connective tissue that provides support for the arch of the foot and […]
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I saw a keen golfer in clinic last week who hit a shot into the bunker on a Par 5 hole. On trying to climb out of the bunker he reports feeling a pop which he describes as ābeing shot in the leg.ā The calf is made of three major muscles, the medial and lateral […]
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